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Meriden vs Killingly vs Danielson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meriden has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Meriden | Killingly | Danielson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,545Highest |
17,867 |
4,209Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +2.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 38.9±1.3 5% below CT |
39.5±3Highest 4% below CT |
34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
| Killingly and Meriden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±6.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Meriden and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Killingly and Meriden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±0.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson and Meriden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,253±$4k 26% below CT |
$84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $241,200±$7k 34% below CT |
$288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,294±$72Highest 13% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,235±$194 17% below CT |
| Meriden and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,129Highest 23% below CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,009 40% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±4.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.7%±17.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Meriden and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% CT: 10% |
11.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±1.6 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Killingly and Meriden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Meriden School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — |
| High school in town | Francis T. Maloney High School | Killingly High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.